Process and apparatus for withdrawing glass from a container.



` spa-Smm. PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR WTHDRAWENG GLASS FEDE A. CNTMNE@ A?PLIOATON FILED 00T. 17, 1911,

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G, opsUTz.' PROCESS AND APPARATUS POR WITHDRLWING GLASS FROM A GONTAER.

APPLIOTION FILED 0AGT.17,`1911.

men-,afi sept. 3, w12;

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

from 52h@ gings th@ mass cam-imi by the toi is Gonnececi with that i'om whisk i' drawn, by thifamis m: siringa of ghis, pm tio'inzs of which @fief they have' been seven@ fram the gathered mags 01" cool quickly ha?? den, Vfiien empiyilfig a'. ga-Mieming mdf Wil-@hm opmd nmnuaif oi.' .mesh-n the rod is roiate afiei" being; mise from ih'ie- Jchai'eby musing such aeiivzzwiigg out of tires@ hm-img. Whiie' maintained a high heat that tha; Wiki: break, am ih@ ends' be Wrappe emi@ the mms@ adhering; t@ tim rotatable tools suc-fri fis ifo-du, 'faire ampioymi. it is evident that simil :i irneiezd isi um?. pimeticabie when a. contain@ such as Ladis is. employed.

The invention dese-ribs herein has im* iis objec sil-ch a. manipuitis-ii o :i iiadia Si Gibier @eliminar While in die ui'iifw mi* mii. erwise subjected t@ a. high Wiii @mise the edge of the Containefo Ppe'mf :is a severing edge. The invention described daim@ En time :iccompswymg (Einw s aiiiiiig a. part of this specimfiron Figui@ l Sho in sectional eievaiio-n a. glass forming wimniiw embying my inverni'im; Fig. 2 is elemiun of the machine; Fig'. 3 is a 'face View ori im enlarged scade ith@ @um im 0S- ciilaing' the ladle, :md Fig. 4 iiiusfimtess lha movements @i tile hdi@ t@ giewss to -fres it mi? amphis gif-iss. "Wifiie fior emma-imc@ airy mpn Fmeii is fihwn am@ ciescibed incom 'fm with Lidia operating mi ghz-.SS Sim-pi @hole 5 ik@ Sie@ mi im hun;

m Bifida. 5. @daim-ii @l if thi'cfugh 33. of the slide @ifactefi slie 5y engaging 'she siidas aye'movi y i'aifsif in imrm pi; tion. Emi I @Lie point in wash mqwenmii, 'I eiicogmws :i stri@ Wi whiie the sils; can. mis ment. this i'i-.fatiifzf i 7 u th in. heimw- Qin i:trom the furnace the strand will he further elongated und ilmilly broken one nortion that shown in the partent referred to is preferred especially in connection with the type of machine setl forti therein. -On the rear end oi the rod l() is secured a drum 56 to which two straps 5'? are attached, said Straps passing' in opposite directions around the drum to a second drum 5S loosely mounted on e stud 59 secured to the erin 1li. A disli 60 is secured to the drum 5S and is connecte-d luy efuniverenl joint Si to one meinher of n telescopic shaft consistingy of' e rod G2 and e slee-ve G3 keyed one to the other so 1S to ro* tate in unison but, to more longitnclinallv independently one of the other. The sleeve Gil `is Connected hy rtuniyerszil joint- Gfi to i short shaft mounted on the rear end of the upper slide sprocket. Wheel G5 on the shaft is operatively connected by fi chain to 2i corresponding Wheel 66,50 mounted on the shaft 67, which. extends the full length of the nmehine, :is to be rotated thereby lintmovable along the same by the slide A turning; movement of ladle throng-h :in are or about ninety degrees is .fill that required for Seooping; nn the. and discharging all or :i remainder of the glass gathered, and by suitably nroportioning the driving` connections between the ladle rofl and the slinit, 6i', the desired movements may be imparted to the ladle hy e `smnll annular movement of the sli-aft.

The angular movement oi. the Sha'iit may he eiiiected through any suitable connections from the mein drive shaft or env shaft driven therefrom es 'the shaft. which is driven from the power shaft of the ma lhin-e. Motion istransmitted from this shaft 1691130 the shaft 234 by a sprocket 'chain 237 or other suitable means, and on this shaft secured. :i disk i231 having concentric surfaces a: land ."0 connected hy cem surfaces c end ci. @ne end of e lever 238 held in contact with these respective surfaces during' the roetfion of the disk by e Spring 239, While its opposite end is; connected to e swinging segment provided With teeth enge-ging e pinion in the shatil". The sinWn 'feces a and 'are concentric lontone is lees 1- diameter 'the other so that While Aever 238 is held one of iliese enr- "eeee es e the liv en e cem surface e reaches the it will be shifted to heer on the surimce l), and this movemenlu the ladle will loe turned in direetion ,ie .,.rrow ne in Fig. te.. 'scoop up e quei of The advancing; edge of the im will es ity emerees from 'l r1 the canse the rom Krit-ion ol eonneciing the wo Lefties or 9 rmsed to holding'nof;

.atrend will he drawn out but T.vill not e Strand dropping into the glass in the furnace, while apparatus, the severing` of the .strand so that Athe portion adjacent to the glass in the ladle, een loe incorporated therewith. can he eeni'eniently effected by a to and fro movemen, of the edge of the ladle over which Seid st and drawn. t- Will be readily understood that when the strand i5 drawn over the edge ,of the'ladle the portions on each side oit' the edge will exert e pull tending to thin the strand the ladle edge. lfl'lhen such edge is raised auch thinning' action will be "uecelei-aed. It' now the edge he loiwred the Whole stre-nd will drop sind when the edge is fig-iin raised a further thinning' will ne effected ai the pointV Where the pull exerted. .fr 'few or' such to and romoyements will effect u complete severing of the strand ati the ladle edge, end es the. glass Strand une been not only protected from any chilling 'oir on, the @ont -iry has heen raieed in tempery i the temperature elioye the charge in.

'urnuce is higher hnn that of the wei-ed portions will drop into Jflie r ini-re and the indie resl'iec'tively and come thoroughly incorporeted.

tion., as other ineens oscillating the ladle. 105 witlin the spirit of my invention Ywill readily suggest themselves to iii-ese elrilied the arti it is preferred io form alternate iections and depressions e en@ jf in the tion of the siiifice of the d` El() Qel ernment l to the eem surface c, (eee so that the desired 'to andi lire movements will he imparted to the-liedle immediately after it lies scooped nn the glass.

it wiil he nnderetoorl ilhfr of mi' invent-ion provision made the ladle li; or hy empio; ing ai, rial To which the mol en ,i i l nnderthe descri4 i Pluim herein :is: my invention: l. fw un impro'x'enein in the art of f drawing ginge: from :i iirneee 'the initherein deecrilied. which eonsisre in {jrtherme u` qnnntity oi: hy t: .e to ,rziieinej mieli tool nhore 'the surface o't' the ginger in the furnace, drzzn'ing the strand extending from the gather over n snit-able en the lil" tool, and moving such edge to and fro thereby severing the strand at that point While drawing 'glass from a furnace the method,v

herein described, which consistsv in gathering a quantity from the furnace charge by a receptacle having a surface to Which the glaes `Will not adhere and severing the strand connecting the gather to the Vlaas in the urnace charge at .such point 'hat the severed portionswill gravitate toward and` become incorporated respectively with the gather and the furnace charge. 4t. As an improvement in the'art of with f'lra\vin; glass from a furnace, the method herein descr1bed, wh1ch ,consists m ggoopmg up TreinA the furnace,chargey a ejuitalole quan- :iity of glass by means of, a "container to which 'the glass will not adhere,l and impart ing a rocking movement fto the container whereby the strand of glass extending over the'e-dge 4of .the container will' be severed l 'is within the furnace. y

thereat and the portion connected to the gather will automatiealiy become incorporated therewith.

5. In an apparatus for withdrawing glass from a furnace, the combination of a gathering tool, means foroperating theil tool to collect a suitable quantity of glass, and

means for .applying 'an intermittent transf verse strain tothe strand extending from the glass carried by the tool while the' latter 6. In an apparatus forwithdrawing 'glass from a furnace, the `combination of a ladle, means for causing said ladle to gather a quantity of glass, and means for 'rocking the iadle to and fro While in the furnace to apply a transverse strain to the strands connecting the glass in the' ladle to the charge in the furnace.

7. In an. apparatus for withdrawing glass from,aiurnacal the combination of aladle, v

means for moving the .ladle into an d,. fr0m the furnace, means -t'or rotating the'lad'le to gather a'quantity ofglass, and.` means Jfor rocking the ladle to and frogwhile in the furnace 'when charged with glase. ln testimony whereof, I have Set my hand.

- CHARLES. C. S'IUTZ.

Witnesses: v

JOHN E. lvlfoLo'Nrr2 'j"A; B. McAvor.

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